Integrity Health will be offering Sports Physicals June 1 - 4, 2021 for $15. Please call the office, located at 808 Beacon St., at (912) 490-4325 to make an appointment.
Applications are now being received to participate in Digital Learning for the 2021-2022 school year. Parents/guardians wishing to enroll their child in digital learning must complete the application, located at http://bit.ly/WCSDigLearnAppSY22, in order to enroll. Applications will be accepted through 11:59 pm on Wednesday, June 9, 2021.
Please note: There is NO digital learning option for Pre-K students.
Check out the Spring 2021 Gator Futures e-zine! https://my.flipbookpdf.net/iB9Lq
Ware County Schools will hold an ESSER 3 Stakeholder Input meeting on Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 5:30pm at the Transportation Department, located behind Wacona Elementary School. The public is invited to attend.
Thursday and Friday, May 20th and 21st, are Attendance Make-up Days for all students at Ware County Middle and Waycross Middle schools. You will be personally contacted if your child needs to attend these days. Thank you!
Elite Primary Care is offering Sports Physicals Thursday, May 20. An appointment is required. The Ware County School System does not promote one provider over another; we are simply making the public aware of this opportunity.
The Lady Gators softball team is hosting a camp May 26 and 27. Check out the flyer for more details!
WCS Families, we are excited to announce new school hours for the 2021-2022 school year. We hope that sharing this information early will help you plan for the next school year.
DAFFODIL Pre-K 7:30am - 2:15pm
Elementary Schools 7:30am - 2:30pm
Middle Schools 7:50am - 3:30pm
High School 8:15am - 3:15pm
Listen to Dr. Sonya Bennett describe our Digital Learning Plan for SY21-22 here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/161RlIO1d7GlFnMcClDMz8XsICqVWE7z3/view?ts=609a84e0
Looking for our Digital Learning Plan for SY21-22? Click here: https://5il.co/sjlk
WCMS Digital Students - Please bring your chromebooks, chargers, & calculators to school for testing. Also, please leave your cell phones or any other electronic devices at home or they can be left at the front office until testing is over.
PARENTS, please wait for the phone calls for pickup after testing is complete before coming to the school. We will allow all digital students to call home when they are finished. Thank you! Have a restful evening & see you all tomorrow!
WCMS 6th, 7th, & 8th grade parents: Our GMAS testing days are here! All students will be taking the ELA portions of the GMAS this week in 3 parts, on Tuesday May 4th (ELA Section 1), Wednesday May 5th (ELA Section 2), and Thursday May 6th (ELA Section 3). May 7th will be for any MAKEUP testing. To help ensure your student's success, please be sure they are well rested and arrive to school on time each day. Students need to be in their Homerooms by 8:30am each day.
Ware County Middle School is providing a testing opportunity for all students to test and it is our expectation that all students will test.
Georgia Milestone testing will start on May 4, 2021. Students will need to arrive at Ware Middle anytime between 8:00 and 8:30 am. As soon as your student is finished testing, he/she will be able to call home for a ride. The scheduled days for testing are as follows:
6th/7th/8th---May 4,5,6,10 and 11
8th grade will also test on May 12 and 13.
Letters about Georgia Milestones Testing were sent home today with your student. Teachers will also share via DOJO and/or Remind. Please contact the school if you have any questions.
Ware Middle announces the Title I Stakeholder Input Program Evaluation Meeting! The meting will take place live via a video meeting using a Google Meets link on April 15, 2021, at 5:00 PM.
The purpose of this meeting is to ask for your assistance in planning our family engagement activities and determine what training our staff will need to promote good school-family partnerships. This meeting will also allow you to share ideas for revisions to our School-Parent Compact and Parent Engagement Plan. We will also discuss how to best spend our family engagement funds. You will be provided with the link to the meeting after Spring Break.
WCMS Parents - Spring Picture Day is tomorrow!! Please make sure your student(s) bring their order form and payment if you would like for them to have their picture made. Order forms were sent home last week.
Nos gustaría recibir su opinión sobre cómo lo estamos haciendo y qué podemos hacer para satisfacer las necesidades de su hijo y su familia. Sus comentarios nos ayudarán en nuestra planificación para el próximo año. Gracias por tomarse el tiempo para completar esta encuesta.
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We would like your input on how we are doing and what we can do to meet your child and family’s needs. Your feedback will assist us in our planning for next year. Thank you for taking time to complete this survey.
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Read Across America Week is next week! We have lots of fun things planned! Please see below for Dress up Days. We will have a door decorating contest for the teachers, daily giveaways for the students, and a Holt's Doughnut Party for the class that participates the most! Can't wait to celebrate this special week!!
Dress Up Days
Monday (March 1st)- Mustache Monday- The Lorax- Wear a Mustache or Orange
Tuesday (March 2nd)- Oh the Places You will Go.. Dress as the career you want.. or Wear College shirts.. or Dress as a Tourist Visiting a Destination they want to Visit..
Wednesday (March 3rd).. Wacky Wednesday.. Wear Mismatched Clothes.
Thursday (March 4th)... Thing One and Thing Two- Grab a Twin and Dress Up As Twins
Friday- (March 5th) Cat in the Hat Day- Wear Favorite Hat
**Of course all of this will need to meet dress code standards.
Hello Parents, Guardians, and Learning Coaches,
Ware Middle Staff continues to prioritize the needs of our students. We have used feedback from surveys to address the needs of our parents and students. We address these needs each month using the Home and School Connection newsletter. Our newsletter provides practical ideas to promote academic success, parenting tips, healthy habits, positive character traits and more.
English- https://5il.co/po4x
Spanish-https://5il.co/po4y
Here are a few tips to help cope with the changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
*Children will follow your lead. Try to stay calm and stick to your normal routines as much as possible—this can limit the stress kids feel in uncertain times.
*Ask your teenagers what they’ve heard about coronavirus. This will give you the chance to clear up any misconceptions they may have, perhaps as a result of rumors circulating in school or on social media. *Reassure them that following common-sense advice (washing their hands frequently, staying home if they are sick) is the best way they can help.
*It’s natural for teens to feel disappointed when events are canceled. Empathize with them, and consider doing special at-home activities. Examples: Hold a family movie night, and have them set up a “concession stand” that offers treats like microwave popcorn and pretzels. Play games like Pictionary, charades, or Trivial Pursuit—you might even play with relatives via video chat.
*If your middle or high schoolers have online assignments, let them set up a quiet area where they can work. You might suggest that they start a remote study group with friends. They can use phone calls or video chats to discuss books they’re reading or quiz each other on material.